Tupperware

American  

[tuhp-er-wair] / ˈtʌp ərˌwɛər /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for plastic containers, used especially for food preparation and storage.

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Tupperware British  

/ ˈtʌpəweə /

noun

1. a range of plastic containers used for storing food

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Etymology

Origin of Tupperware

C20: Tupper , US manufacturing company + _ware ¹

Example Sentences

Big food companies like General Mills and Conagra say economic pressures have more people cooking from scratch, and scraping their plates into Tupperware containers.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the rest of the documentary is a flip-book of ’70s televised pop-cultural ephemera: car ads; Billy Graham; Vietnam battles; Mary Tyler Moore; the Attica prison revolt; Tupperware; the bank robbery that inspired “Dog Day Afternoon”; George Wallace; Umbertos Clam House, cordoned off with police tape after the murder of mobster Joey Gallo.

From The Wall Street Journal

She’s remained on top as technology like foam injected composite rackets has lifted pickleball from Tupperware flurries to intense athletic slugfests.

From The Wall Street Journal

He accepted - and left with the cakes packed in one of Ms Jones' tupperware boxes.

From BBC

I was scrolling on Instagram and I saw an article about a company called Tupperware.

From Los Angeles Times